Dance

Ballet Dr. Ouch! III by Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Mar 7-8, 2020

Opening the Spring season, the company brings “Dr. Ouch! ” a ballet in two acts based on children poems about the fun adventures lived by nice Dr. Ouch while going to Africa to cure ill monkeys. Based on the books of Kornei Chukovsky, the ballet features music of I. Morozov, choreography by Vladimir Issaev and imaginative costumes designed by creative custom designer … +

Performing Arts

"As You Like It" by National Players at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Feb 7, 2020, 8 PM

By William Shakespeare Directed by Jason King Jones Banished from the only home she’s ever known, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and their fool Touchstone. While disguised as a man, Rosalind meets fellow outcasts in the forest, including the dashing and lovesick Orlando. Determined to woo him, Rosalind persuades Orlando in her male disguise to win … +

Music

Bee Gees NOW at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Jan 4, 2020

Bee Gees NOW presents a dynamic, interactive & thoroughly entertaining live tribute to the multi-platinum kings of disco. Put on your dancing shoes & get ready to experience Saturday Night Fever with this nationally touring premiere Bee Gees Tribute Band. Close your eyes & you will swear the real Gibb Brothers were performing! Open your eyes & experience the illusion that they’re … +

Performing Arts

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida open Season at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Sat Oct 5, 7:30 pm & Sun Oct 6, 3:00 pm

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida will begin its season of performances in October with a beautiful program which includes contemporary and neoclassical pieces dedicated to loyal and new audiences.  Led by Artistic Director Master Vladimir Issaev, the North Miami-Dade based ballet company (founded in 1997) opens on October 5th, featuring a selection of neoclassical contemporary works of the XXI Century that includes: … +

Performing Arts

The Vagina Monologues back at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Sat Oct 12, 2019

An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who “liked to look at it.” *This … +

Performing Arts

World Premiere of Alma Flamenca at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Sat Jun 15, 2019

The World Premiere of Alma Flamenca will mesmerize audiences with a new pure Flamenco music and dance production. Exploring the depth and breadth of the art form, with a range of rhythms and styles that are dramatic, soulful, joyous, sensual and passionate all at once. With the exquisite music, footwork, and the elegant grace that has made Flamenco so loved by audiences … +

Performing Arts

Menopause, The Musical at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Tue Oct 23, 2018 - Thu Oct 25, 2018

Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See what millions of women worldwide have been laughing … +

Cinema

Film Apres Le Mariage’ Grande Premiere at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Sat Jun 23, 2018

Realite Film Production Presents: Apres Le Mariage (After the Wedding). Film by Romuald Thermidor, an extraordinary story of Solange, a Haitian-American stuck in a life of human trafficking and abuse. Directed by award winner Samuel Vincent. Live performance by new female artist: Siwo miel. Hosted by the talented actress Nadege Telfort. Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Broward Center for the Performing Arts … +

Music

Miami International Piano Festival presents Alexander Gavrylyuk at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Sun May 6, 2018

Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk  has received critical acclaim for his thrilling performances. He has performed the complete Rachmaninoff concerti cycle and the Rhapsody with both the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Neeme Järvi (May 2013) and as part of the Vancouver Symphony’s Rachmaninov Festival. He regularly visits Japan and Asia, performing with orchestras such as NHK Symphony and Seoul Philharmonic as well … +

Music

Miami International Piano Festival Presents Celebrated Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk
Sun May 6, 2018

This is our 21st season of presenting exceptional international artists and offering them to the South Florida community. Many of our past finds have gone on to achieve major careers and world-wide fame. Alexander Gavrylyuk is such an artist, one who has been acclaimed worldwide and invited to the world’s most prestigious venues. “Alexander Gavylyuk is one of the greatest discoveries of … +

Dance

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida: Tribute to Marius Petipa II
Sat 28 Apr, 2018 - Sun 29 Apr, 2018

The 20th Anniversary season of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida closes with an outstanding program that includes the most exciting and challenging Pas de Deux and excerpts from the greatest choreographer of the history of the Russian Ballets, Marius Petipa on his 200 anniversary. The program features La Bayadere, Talisman, Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Divertissements of Le Corsaire. Venues and Performances … +

Events

Miami International Piano Festival Presents Master Pianist Ilya Itin
Sat March 25, 5:00 PM | Classical Sundays at FIVE

This is our 21st season of presenting exceptional international artists and offering them to the South Florida community. Many of our past finds have gone on to achieve major careers and world-wide acclaim. Ilya Itin is such an artist, one who has been widely celebrated as a performer and educator. “Itin’s is a rare and exciting artistry indeed…poised, pure, and ravishing in … +

Performing Arts

Fuggetaboutit…Three Guys From the Neighborhood come to Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Sat 24 Mar, 2018

Standup Comedy will never be the same as three guys from the neighborhood take the stage. Although each comedian grew up on different sides of the tracks, each one will share their brand of humor in a way only their eyes could see. The most hysterical show to hit the stage since you left Brooklyn…Fuggetaboutit. This program may include adult content and … +

Performing Arts

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center: On Golden Pond
Wed 21 Mar, 2018

On Golden Pond is considered an American treasure. Made famous through the Academy Award-winning film with Henry and Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn, this simple tale of a single family and how they pull apart and then find each other has been touching audiences for decades and generations. The story continues to resonate because we all have mothers and fathers, we all … +

Music

Aventura Arts and Cultural Center: Pianist Luigi Carroccia
Sun 18 Feb, 2018

Luigi Carroccia was born into a musical family and his first piano teachers were his father and grandfather. His studies continued at the Claudio Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees with honors. Luigi has won prizes in many competitions, such as the Maria Herrero International
Competition in Granada and the Premio Abbado, organized by the Italian Ministry … +

Music

Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Wed 14 Feb, 2018

Jerry Herman is a legendary composer/lyricist of the American Musical Theatre and one of Broadway’s most beloved icons. From Hello, Dolly and Mame to Mack and Mabel and La Cage aux Folles, Herman’s songs have lit up Broadway for decades with toe-tapping, soul-stirring musical showstoppers. Now he’s sharing his great musical legacy with a new generation of music lovers. Joined on stage … +

Music

Nestor Torres: Jazz Flute Traditions at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Fri 9 Feb, 2018

On this historic night, Latin Grammy winning flautist Nestor Torres kicks off his tour with music from his 2 brand new record releases. Nestor Torres’ rhythmic and mellifluous flute sound remains in a class all by itself. He has collaborated with diverse artists such as Gloria Estefan, Kenny Loggins, Dave Matthews, Herbie Hancock, Tit Puente, Michael  amilo as well as performance with … +

Performing Arts

Chris Mann: A Night with the Phantom at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Wed 31 Jan, 2018

Chris Mann is hailed by critics as “the best Phantom since Michael Crawford”. After 700 performances in Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of The Phantom of the Opera, Mann is inviting audiences to spend “A Night with the Phantom” to celebrate Broadway’s greater hits. Mann rose to fame on NBC’s The Voice. Since then, his albums Roads and Constellation have topped the … +

Performing Arts

Cirque Zuma Zuma at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Fri 2 Feb, 2018

African Acrobats International, Inc. has established the ultimate African circus inspired from the cradle of all cultures, the source for music, dance and ritual for all humanity. Bringing the mysticism, magic and excitement of this rich continent to American students, talented performers engage in non-stop action, captivating music, vibrant dance and amazing acrobatic feats. Cirque Zuma Zuma will present its spectacle Smart … +

Performing Arts

The Second City at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Thu 1 Feb, 2018

Look Both Ways Before Talking: edgy, thought-provoking and always spectacularly funny. The Second City is celebrating nearly six decades of producing cutting-edge satirical revues and launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest. Aventura Arts and Cultural Center Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW Fifth Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954.522.5334 www.browardcenter.org

Music

An Evening with the STARS at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center
Sun 21 Jan, 2018

All you favorite legendary Superstars come alive in An Evening with the STARS. The NBC TODAY show says “It’s one of the most extraordinary shows we have ever seen.” Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Barbara Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Tom Jones, and many more hosted by THE … +